People are truly going to the dogs, these days. And, to the cats. Our pets are taking charge, front and center, both on the net and on TV. I can hardly turn on the morning talk shows (have them on in the background while I blog) without noticing a story on pets. Seems that the down economy and the e...

A short while ago we met Pete Dowan (virtually). He emailed to share a song he wrote and recorded about how his dog, Scuttle, helped him deal with his medical disabilities. The song is called Good Friend and if you listen (click the play button on the player bar) I think you'll understand why. As ...

Everyone has experienced it - tummy upsets that cause vomiting and diarrhea. When we have it, we endure and sleep it off. When our pets have it - we wring our hands in misery, because it's so hard to know what to do. Naturally, if any tummy upset or other strange behavior lasts very long (my limit i...

Did everyone watch The Incredible Dog Challenge on TV yesterday? Wow! I have to say the show is as good (or better) than the Olympics! Hey, why don't we let dogs compete in the Olympics? Ok, we're not the people to decide on whether or not dogs should be allowed in the Olympics...or are we? Purina'...

Amazon.com, America’s favorite online bookstore currently shows 1,904,234 results for a search on business books. If you want to drill down — you can choose from eight categories such as accounting (58,626), management and leadership (239,423) or small business and entrepreneurship (23, ...

To those of you who have been reading Dr. Larry's posts on his trip to Big Bend with Darcie - stay tuned. There's another "episode" tomorrow. And Dr. Larry always has a story to tell. Meanwhile, I wanted to share a new book I've been reading, with you. The title is Queen of the Road , and it's writt...

Yes, I know. It's too late to vote for Pres. or to get yourself a new congressman or congresswoman. That happened days ago and we're all glad it's over (aren't we?). Now that the annoyance of the 2-year long campaign is behind us (is that wild applause I hear?) it's time to turn our thoughts to o...

I found this really neat article online the other day, and it got me to thinking about Wabby Wibby and how she likes to talk to me. Cat lovers will understand. Cats respond to our voices in a whole different way than dogs do. It's almost as if they really are carrying on a conversation. In my heart ...

Good news, everyone. The shoulder is healing nicely. I still have limited range of motion (will see orthopedic surgeon this week for the OK on starting physical therapy), but typing has become easier. In keeping with our cat lovers, who feel neglected (I hear these things through the grapevine)... I...

Today, I thought I'd share pet pictures from some nice Scratchings and Sniffings readers who have shared, in the last few weeks. Maggie, my daughter, sent me this pic of her friend's dog, Skyebear, getting ready for the beach, I guess. Skyebear's Mom just happened to see her sunglassed nearby...and ...